Bergorks
If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Kimball
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Francene Odetta
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
O2D
This is definitely the most political this series has ever gotten.Even though they are well known for making fun of Thatcher and the right wing, they don't usually push it this much.It's typical Comic Strip silliness with an outrageous story line and an ending you never saw coming.Tony Blair has been charged with murder and he has to go on the run.While trying to find a friend to hide him(which turns out to be quite difficult), he ends up killing a bunch of other people(which is very similar to the Gino episode).Instead of portraying George W. Bush as a moron, Peter Richardson turns him into Robert Deniro in Goodfellas and it's extremely funny.But the rest of the story isn't as good.This is just an average episode.
anthonyjlangford
The Hunt, despite a couple of pro Blair supporters reviewing, is full of laughs, clever satire and ridiculous over the top insanity that we've come to expect from the Comic Strip and why would we have it any other way. The production is slick, cleverly done in the noir style, with homage to many films. Politics aside, it stands on its own as a fast paced entertaining comedy with great cameos by the usual suspects. Shut the fluck up, get on your knees and all pay homage to the great one, Tony the Fabricating Fugitive as he rivals James Bond as Steve McQueen in the Great Escapade with Thatcher as the Iron Fence that Blair must mount. God forbid he deserves that Sainthood. Kudo's to Peter Richardson and the team for pulling off one of their better productions since their eighties heyday. RIP Rik.
pawebster
I was looking forward to seeing this. It seemed like a good idea, and I have happy memories of the inimitable 'Strike' from twenty-odd years ago. This used the same basic approach: turn English political history into a movie pastiche. This time it took a lot from the old Robert Donat version of the Thirty-Nine Steps. Stephen Mangan did a good job as the lead. He acted the role as a slightly Blair-ised version of himself. The other actors were fine, too. Jennifer Saunders was great, playing Margaret Thatcher in the manner of Sunset Boulevard. The only problem was the script - rather an important deficiency in this type of comedy. There were some funny moments, but they were pretty brief. At times, in desperation, swearing was used as a substitute for humour. A let down.
Tweekums
This one off story is a welcome return for the Comic Strip team; featuring many original members as well as one or two new faces. One of those new people is Stephen Mangan who plays Tony Blair; a Prime Minister on the run after being charged with murder! Who he is accused of murdering isn't made clear but in flashbacks we see him killing Robin Cook and discussing how he would become party leader if John Smith were to die… shortly before that happened. While on the run he kills again but each time he justifies it to himself. On his trail is Inspector Hutton of Scotland Yard, played by Robbie Coltrane.I rather enjoyed this although only really laughed out loud a couple of times. The acting was pretty solid although none of the actors really looked like the people they were meant to be portraying; not that that really mattered... showing Bush and 'Donny' Rumsfeld as a couple of Mafia types was hilarious. The idea of making this a black and white film noir with a '50s look was inspired but slightly spoilt by the swearing… I don't mind a bit of bad language in a film but it felt out of place given the deliberately dated look of it. It has been a while since I saw any of the other Comic Strip films so can't really compare it although I suspects fans will enjoy this too; it does help if the viewer knows a bit about the rise and fall of Tony Blair and the various enquiries into the Iraq War; without this knowledge many of the jokes might not work.
